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States of Innocence: Ed Hughes' new opera after Paradise Lost premieres at the Brighton Festival with Sir John Tomlinson
[…] reprisals from the restored Stuart monarchy, dictating his poem to a chorus of Readers. His Wife and Assistant (based on historical characters who served as Milton's amanuenses) engage with and contribute to the story. Wife becomes Eve, the Assistant becomes Satan, and as the domestic scenario takes a dream-like turn we enter the Garden, and the events of the Fall are enacted.The performances feature Sir John Tomlinson as Milton with Stuart Jackson, Rozanna Madylus, Tim Morgan, and Rachel Duckett, directed by Tim Hopkins, with projections designed by Ian Winters. Andrew Gourlay conducts the New Music Players.Full details from the Brighton Festival website.
2024-03-14 14:27:16
Top-selling album by singer Morgan Wallen helps genre rise to its strongest position in decades
2024-02-18 19:09:00
Some new reports:Marin Alsop becomes principal guest conductor of the Philadelphia Orchestra, I believe succeeding Nathalie Stutzmann.Simon Rattle becomes principal guest conductor of the Czech Philharonic.John Storgards will becomes chief conductor of the Turku Philharmonic.Open positions:Phoenix SymphonyCleveland Orchestra, as of June, 2027.Paris Opera is currently without a music director.Nashville Symphony, when Giancarlo Guerrero leaves.Deutsche Oper Berlin, when Donald Runnicles leaves.Hallé Orchestra, when Mark Elder leaves.Rottedam Philharmonic, when Lahav Shani leaves.Los Angeles Philharmonic, as of 2026-27, when Gustavo Dudamel leaves for NY.Sarasota Orchestra, following the death of Bramwell Tovey.Seattle Symphony, following Thomas Dausgaard's abrupt departure in January, 2022.Chicago Symphony Orchestra, where Riccardo Muti left at the end of 2022-23.Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra: open in 2024 when Louis Langree steps down.Hong Kong Philharmonic, when Jaap van Zweden leaves in 2024.Oakland Symphony, owing to the death of Michael Morgan in August, 2021.Teatro Regio Turin: Open now with departure of Gianandrea Noseda. The Teatro Regio has not named […]
The Boston Musical Intelligencer
2024-02-13 18:00:42
Takács Quartet Debuts Flow
The renowned Takács Quartet has a zest for new music and unconventional partnerships. They’ve collaborated with bandoneon standout Julien Labro, composer and The National vocalist Bryce Dessner, vocalist Clarice Assad, and actors Philip Seymour Hoffman and Meryl Streep. For its February 16th Celebrity Series concert at Jordan Hall [tickets HERE], the foursome offers Nokuthula Ngwenyama’s Flow sandwiched between Haydn’s “Sunrise” quartet and the second of Beethoven’s Razumovskys. In Flow, Harvard Divinity School graduate Ngwenyama embraces the cosmos…or lets it embrace her. BMInt spoke with her and and Takács violinist Harumi Rhodes. FLE: We first met in 1999 when you gave a super viola recital at Harvard Musical Association. You probably don’t remember the event, but surely the baked beans, Welsh rabbit and ale must have traumatized you. [caption id="attachment_57592" align="alignright" width="425"] Composer and Violist Nokuthula Ngwenyama. (Mark Morgan photo)[/caption] NN: I do remember the recital, and the flavor wasn’t bad. Nice to […]
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